Gaining knowledge and picturing the story from every perspective can modify our view on the events that helped shape the American Revolution. According to Simon Schama, author of Dirty Little Secret , the way the American Revolution is perceived drastically changes once we see it through the eyes of a slave. Under Britain’s rule slaves were promised freedom and acres of land. According to Thomas Jefferson, King George III was to blame for the institution of slavery “ blacks like British Freedom did not see the king that way at all. On the contrary, he was their enemy's enemy and thus their friend, emancipator and guardian”(Schama). This is how it was perceived throughout the African american community. And was the principle that guided their history in this war. …show more content…
We can clearly understand the ideas they were having at the time and the factors that influenced their joining the English cause. For slaves, the ones who had been treating them wrongfully, were the Americans. With this treatment of inferiority they saw no opportunity of ever reaching liberty. There was a sliver of hope that the English would and could actually give them a taste of freedom. While a majority of the slave population allied with the British some decided to fight with the Americans.

Within this Article the author demonstrates why under these circumstances slaves joined with the British. They had reason to believe that they would finally be given what they deserved after extensive and harsh conditions they endured during the war. Going back to one of the main points, siding with their enemy’s enemy was in their interest. They became spies for the British and fought on the front lines against the